Desert Dreaming

Now the desert dream is over and a sandstorm took me back to reality overnight there is nothing left to do than to take you on a quick daydream trip down memory lane and to share my Arabian nights.

We can dance festival fulfilled all my desert dreams and successfully combined music, fashion, food and art. While feeling the sand beneath my feet I explored everything the festival site had to offer. Every inch had its own Arabian touch: gorgeous lanterns, women painting henna, cosy corners with magic carpets and people where wearing the pretties Arab inspired outfits, think: djellaba’s, colourful see-through fabrics, diamond details and sultry eye-make-up. To top that there was fantastic food and DJ’s providing you with the best beats. In short: this year’s We Can Dance festival was a beyond magical scenery.

picture: Jon Verhoeft

To take part in the magic I’ve put together two desert looks. Keywords here are long, loose and romantic, outfits that made me feel like a rich Arab woman strolling at Zeebrugge’s beach. Enough is not enough this day so here are my two looks.

Outfit one was a long, white, satin dress that you had to tie together. Because it also gets cold in the desert I wore a ruby red, velvet coat over it. Easy wear is still key and these slippers where absolutely comfortable. All details should be gold, always, at all times and especially with a look like this. Golden tattoo’s covered my body and a velvet black clutch embroidered with golden details breathed absolute elegance

In the second outfit, I used a more romantic approach. The long wavy dress that was loosely draped over my shoulders and ended with some fringes embraced a softer side. The salmon colour is one of my favourites and in a light satin fabric it’s even more striking. In my make-up I used lighter colours with some white accents and I even added some more gold in the back. My shoes where this sandy/yellow colour with an interestingly shaped heel. Perfect to take a stroll in the desert.

21 year old PR student living in Antwerp. I have my own fashion point of view and I'm not afraid to criticise. I love fashion that tells a story, that makes you dream and that can add a little bit sophistication to life. Furthermore I'm sometimes a real girly girl, who can take hours and hours to get herself ready on the other hand I'm Tomboy too I love hanging out with 'the guys', I love wearing a sweatpants combined with my boyfriend's shirt, go out and not caring. I'm a big big fan of food. Good food. You can take me out for dinner anytime. Or for a Coffee. Coffee First